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Vancouver retirement home that’s inclusive of all sexual identities proposed

Dignity House project aims to address issues unique to LGBTTQI seniors

Winning the boss over

Tax credits for co-op employers could make hiring students a more attractive option

The minds behind UVic’s VENUS and NEPTUNE projects launch new Arctic observatory

After success with the VENUS and NEPTUNE underwater observatories off Vancouver Island, UVic’s Ocean Networks Canada has built a new underwater observatory in the Canadian Arctic.

Idle No More: UVic to Toronto

  Thursday and Friday saw more Idle No More protests across Canada. Thursday at UVic, a demonstration was held in the Bus Exchange, interrupting service at the university. Friday saw…

Transit union cancels full-scale walkout for Jan. 22

Update: B.C. Transit and its drivers' union have reached a tentative agreement as of Jan. 16, 2012. The full-day Jan. 22 strike has been cancelled, and the Vicinity buses will…

Board Briefs: Electoral office, Society for Students with a Disability present at Jan. 7 board meeting

The UVic Students’ Society (UVSS) electoral office made a presentation about the Nov. 29 referendum process to the UVSS Board of Directors (BoD) on Jan. 7. The referendum passed with…

How much should your beer cost?

Study finds minimum alcohol pricing based on ethanol content will reduce harm

Action required to ensure vulnerable women are no longer ‘forsaken’

UVic experts agree issues raised in Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Report best addressed in implementation

Langara Students’ Union bars students from attending board meetings in new bylaws

In addition to the restrictions on attending meetings, quorum for annual general meetings drops from 150 to 50, council members are held to a maximum of two terms, candidates for…